Flea’s Tattoos

“Flea, like Anthony, is a veritable walking gallery of tattoo designs. On his left arm he bears a striking picture of Jimi Hendrix and the name of his daughter, next to a string of coloured elephants that encircle his bicep. Inside his left arm is an abstract design, while on each of his knuckles he has the word ‘love’. On his chest Flea has an old Celtic design, symbolising birth, death and eternity, while opposite – like a little logo- he carries the name of his ex-wife Loesha. Birds decorate the inside of Flea’s right arm, but more visible is a famous concoction in which a snake was added to a pair of dolphins and a celtic dragon. On his back Flea has another tribal design stretching from shoulder blade to shoulder blade.”Martin Roach, ‘Inside the Veins of the Velvet Glove’

(Please note: More tattoos have been added since this description and I’ve tried to include as many as I can but I can’t indentify a couple and would appreciate any information people have. Thanks!)

Flea’s Tattoos

Lower left arm: Inner arm a tribal design with a ‘X’ at the centre (in reference to the group X?*)

Upper right arm: 1.a large serpent/dragon 2. a pair of dolphins (original tattoo on that arm; grin was added later) 3. Flea’s signature grin doodle (added to the centre of the dolphins) and an S shaped Celtic dragon (in reference to Hillel Slovak?*)

Lower right inner arm: Several tattoos including 1. Indian/native thunderbird (“Hanky Panky”/ Henk Schiffmacher tattoo) 2. some writing, one word of which says ‘Sunny’ (name of Flea’s second daughter)

Chest (2 tattoos): 1. ‘Loesha’ on left (she was Flea’s first wife-later divorced- and mother to Clara) 2. Celtic/tribal circle on right :

Celtic “Triskell” design used in Bretagne (France) and Ireland, located on right pectoral muscle. This ancient Celtic Design is taken from the Celtic Burial Mound at New Grange in Co. Meath. This design pre-dates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland by some 3,000 years. It is thought to be the oldest Celtic symbol and is supposed to represent the 3 stages of man: Birth, Death, Eternity
Source: Vanishing Tattoo

One thought on “Flea’s Tattoos”

In my humble opinion, Flea’s back tattoo inspired from a folklore creature of Balinese in Indonesia who lives in Bali island. We call it “Léak”. Léak is some kind of evil who “eat humans”…
The structure of the face (the most notable are two sharp teeth like ivory) is so similiar to Léak. You can google it with keywords: Balinese Léak, or Léak Bali, or Kecak Dance. Thanks!